Dishwashing mechanism



Patented Muay 8, 1928.

' UNITED STATES liAiEla'r oFF1cE.-

My invention relates to a sanitary mechanism for dish Washing and has for its chief object, means for scalding the dishes after they have been cleaned by washing.

A further object of my invention is to prol vide a mechanism comprising a dish an, a

' iicaiiy, allowing ate the 'ooncentrically position crib and a tray neat y fitted toget er in wor 'n relation to each other.

, A. sti further object of my invention is Provide a mechanism that will immediyispose of the water used for scalding A lstill further object of my invention is to construct a crib in such a way that articles such as plates, saucers, s oons, knives, forks, etc., may be supporte verthe water to pass freely therefrom during the process of sca-ldinge These and other obJects will herona r be morel fully lained. Referring to e drawings:

msm positioned on a table.

Fi 2is an enlarged detailed dra-wing of the pan hooks g with L'one of the members of the rack.

3 is a transverseA view of Fig. 2,

y in section.

mg e 4relative positionlo the to the P'lllhe mechanism herein consists of a dish pan 1, a Acrib 2' said crib havinga ciib 8, the said pm and crib being connected by hooks 4' which are integral with the rim-of the pan and :,onarodofthecrib; 6

j to receive the an and crib ig. 1. On one en of the tray is a spout .8 arranged so the accumulation of water will flow con'Ihhinnb e cri 1s com horizontal rods 9 bers`10. The bottom consists of a plurality of 11 distributed between the vcrib 3 and thetwo 1 versel positioned on said rods is a sides of the crib 2, and. trans-y or 11 distributed between the crib 3 and the transverse sides said rods Iced to receive the edge of the dishes 13 as ey recline the sides imity 4 is a fragmentary lan view show- B freely therefrom into aof a plurality! 0iA attached to vertical mem-- plurality' of the crib-2, the I Vof the crib 3 or the crib 2. This means will lprevent them from sliding outward at the ottom and also functions' as a, spacing means for the lower edges thereof, and being so positioned will allow the hot Water to flow freel over the surface of all of the dishes.

from thev lower extremity of the vertical corner members, by which'means the water Hows freely :from the tray.

Concentrically- E 2 and resting on t e rack bottom thereof is a crib 3 adapted to vertically su port knives, forks, spoons and the like. (gn the lower portion of the last said crib is a metal screen 12' attached to the corners and a similar screen to the bottom, the object of which is to prevent the, articles contained therein f rnm passing through, or protrude from. the Sl es. .Fig 1 is a perspective view `of the mecha- The pan 1 being placed in close proxto the crib 2 has the side thereof as at A to fit snugl the horizontal rods of said crib. arran plac y agamst ent the pan cannot be turned or in the tra in such a way as to discontinue the hanc which are sitioned on the ldiametrical axis; the relation of which isangling from the plane of the straight side of the pan.

To o te the mechanism herein de scribed 1s as follows: The pan being filled with water in which the dishes are washed ote in Fig. 1 that the bottom above referred to vis spaced a short distance osicioned within the trib a straight portion on ing thereof 'by thel handles By this the are then placed in the 'crib' on ed:

an the knives, forks placed vertically in the water is poured over the articlesas a sterilizing process, the 'articles being so positioned,

and spoons will the water will How freely therefrom to thel crib afheiiboiungtray beneath and from .thence through the, s out to a container. The dishesf'areA then ried and removed to stor It be -understood crib may be placed and o rated within a sink, eliminating the use ofthe tray.

Such modifications may beem lie within the scope of the appen Having thus described my invention, what claim as new and deslre to secure by Letters Patent'is:

Ina dish washing mechanism, in combittthe pan and loyed as ed claim.

nation, a tray having au upstanding marin the tray having a fiat side to a'but the iiat ginal lflange thereahout, terminating in 'a side of saidpan,'said flat side of the-dish 10 spout at one end and being semi-circular at crib having a. rod to engage with the hooks its opposite end, a pan having a straight on the pan, and means 1n said dish crib to 5 portion on one sidethereof and hooks posien age the lower peripheral edges of the tioned on the straight portion at the top of vdis es to support them in said crib.

the pan, said pan fitting snugly in the semicircular end of thetray, `a dish crib fitting NELLIE IDELL GRIFFIN. 

